First Epistle of Peter

Survey of the Biblical doctrine of Creation The Bible was under the influence of divine inspiration, and it contains the words of God. Thus, the text told mankind one of the most important stories: the story of Creation. Genesis 1 described the first six days where God created everything from nothing. All creatures were created by God, and…

Acts is a sequel to the third gospel, referred to as the ‘first book’. The author is thought by most to be Luke, a gentile physician and a travelling companion of the apostle Paul. The book was addressed to Theophilus, a Roman aristocrat and a believer in Jesus Christ. He is also thought to have been a patron who had financially aided having the…

indulgences completely cheapens both the church and the Christian faith. By being able to sell and by indulgences for your own sins or your passed family members’ sins, it will make people put into question why they should be good followers in the first place, if they can just purchase an indulgence and make everything sinful they have done just…

and Luke, Acts, Paul’s letters, Apocalypse of John, Jude 1 and 2 John, Wisdom of Solomon, and the Apocalypse of Peter. In the early third century, though, Eusebius came up with a system that referred to three categories of text; recognized, disputed, and spurious. The books that were considered “recognized” included the four Gospels, Acts, Paul’s letters including Hebrews, 1 John, 1 Peter, and at times the Apocalypse of John. To be considered “recognized”, books had to follow the criteria of…

This essay will demonstrate that the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead is historically accurate. In 1 Corinthians 15, Paul states the “first importance” in Christianity is that Christ died for our sins, He was buried, He rose on the third day, and He appeared to 500+ people after his resurrection. If these things did not happen then Christianity would be false. The resurrection of Jesus is historically accurate and has proofs that back it up. This will be demonstrated by science,…

as to why writings were separated from other writings and placed into the “New Testament” canon. The first defense was from legalism which was quickly handled by Paul as described in the New Testament. This was followed by the church fathers defense against Gnosticism. These heresies needed to be addressed swiftly, especially after Marcion created the first New Testament which took out all…

The book of Genesis is the origin, or the beginning in meaning. the first book of the Hebrew Bible and the Christian Old Testament. Its genre can be explained as antiquarian history(1), and within the book it tells the first appearance of humans, stories of ancestors, heroes, origins of culture, and cities. The book of Genesis author, Moses, authorized, compiled, and edited the book. It is believed that he was provided with the skills to write the book from his Egyptian education and by being…

sacred practice to a higher level. There are countless Christian stories relating to this; such as, one that is rather unknown concerns one of Jesus closest disciple, the Apostle Peter. Biblical scholars have no problem embracing Peter’s crucifixion; at the same time, basically keep quiet regarding the reason he dies in the first place that involves celibacy (next chapter). In addition, the Apostle Paul, and a woman called Thecla, traveled in the region preaching a strict code of celibacy.…

Stoicism first originated as an ancient Greek Philosophy founded by Zeno of modern day Cyprus in 300 BCE originally influenced by Socrates and the Cynics. [5] The philosophy began to flourish in the period of the Roman Empire influencing many people including early Christians. Whether the citizens of the Roman Empire were aware of it or not, the morals within it were prominently centered around stoicism. [1] Although the Stoic following consisted mostly of upper-class citizens, lower-class…

“love your neighbor as yourself” (Matthew 22:37-38). The only way the believer is able to do this is with the help of the Holy Spirit, whom God sent after Jesus ascended into heaven (Galatians 4:6). In Christ, the believer is reborn. The apostle Peter states, “you have been born again, not of perishable seed, but of imperishable, through the living and enduring word of God” (1Peter 1:23). Jesus is the word of God, and his word is written on the heart of the born again…